Timescale- and tracer-based methods for understanding the results of complex marine models

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Deleersnijder, Eric ^a   Delhez, Eric J M ^b  

^a Catholic University of Louvain   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 34547824500     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.007     Document Type: Editorial

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